Kamala Harris’s Candidacy Puts a Spotlight on Mixed-Raced Identity
Vice President Kamala Harris’s racial and ethnic identity is either an asset or a liability on the campaign trail — it depends on whom you ask. Many voters say they’re ready to elect the nation’s first Black and Asian female president, while some worry that racist backlash will impede her chances. Still others claim she’s “not Black enough.” But, as the United States becomes more diverse and more people identify as multiracial, the Harris campaign is already shifting national discourse about identity politics. We’ll talk about what Harris’s candidacy – and voters’ reactions to it – say about…
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